Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-28

WHAT IS CATARRH?

Catarrh is a muco-purulent discharge caused
by the presence and development of 8 vegetable
parasite in the internal lining membrane of the
nose. This parasite is only developed under
favorable circumstances, and these are:
Morbid states of the blood, produced by any
condition that impairs the general health and
reduces the tone of the system. overwork. men,
tai worry. living in damp and malarial districts,
the rapid change of temperature from heat to
cold, so peculiar TO the North American climate,
suppressed perspiratiou and retention of the
effete matter of the skin, badly-ventilated Sleep
ing apartments, courses of poisonous drugs.
such as mercury or quinine, the germ poison of
syphilis, and other poisons that are terminated
in the blood.
These poisons keep the internal lining men,
brane OF the nose in a constant state of lrrita-
ton, ever ready for the deposit of the seeds of
these germs, whieh~spread up the nostrils and
down the fauces or back part of the mouth,
causing liberation of the throat up the eusta-
chian-tubes. causing deafness; burrowing in
the vocal cords, causing hoarseness usurping
the proper structure of the bronchial tubes,
ending in pulmonary consumption and death.
A great variety of symptoms are present in
this affection, consisting chiefly of languor, las
situde, debility, characterization, arrangement
of Secretions, great depression of the nervous
system, with or without fever aching bruised
or beat feeling all over; shivering a dull head
ache in the region of the forehead or sensation
of ullne or weight about the root of the nose;
loss to a greater or less extent of energy, aetiv-
iy and interest in work and pleasure.
The want of proper excretory fonctions of the
skin and the local presence of the parasite give
rise to ceryZa, tonsilitis, sneezing, a sense of
fullness. stuffing of the passages, soreness in
swallowing, irritative cough, t~ightness OF chest
and lung disease.
There may be adischarge quite heavy if the
parasite causes great nervous irritation, which
promotes secretion. II may be dry if the multi
plication and duplication of the parasite is ac-
tive. The increased pungent odor of oZoena is
never present until the spores or roots of the
germ penetrate to the cartilages of the nose,
then the psrasitieal formation makes rapid in
roads into the healthy structure of the nose.
Catarrh is usually met in three stages: First
"A simple parasitical development of the in
ternal lining membrane of the nose, with or
without discharge. Secoud-Wher the roots
or spores orsporules of the parasites have pene-
trated TO the bone or cartilage-oZ9na. Third
Where the parasite has spread and propagated
by millions In the nose, posterior mares, up the
eus~tachian-tubes down the tauces, vocal cords
and bronchi, causing excessive parasitical Ill
ceration and destruction of tissue, the parasite
usurping the normal structure.
The mode Of propagation is by cOntagion, or
infection, or both-hence its prevalence in fam
lies, districts, etc. The parasite develops itself
rapidly, so much so, that millions are elaborated
in a short space of time. The effect of this for
nation upon the nervous system is to impair
vital force, produce general nervous irritation,
a depreciation of the vaso-motor nerves. Cold
in itself cannot produce Catarrh, it simply pro
duces an irritation, a field for the propagation